Asociación entre enfermedad renal crónica y deterioro cognitivo en pacientes de 55 a 65 años de edad atendidos en la consulta externa del Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo (HETMC) en el periodo de enero del 2017 a junio del 2017.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: In chronic kidney disease, there are several chronic complications, among them the cognitive impairment resulting from the continuous presence of uremic toxins, oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction of the cerebral vasculature. Therefore, in this study we will relate the state of renal function and the cognitive status of patients with chronic kidney disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional, observational, descriptive and analytical study was carried out in 202 patients seen at the outpatient nephrology clinic of HETMC with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease aged 55-65 in the period of January 2017 To June 2017. RESULTS: The degree of association between the GFR and Moca Test variables was evaluated; It was found that, in the end, whenever the GFR decreases the value of the Moca test it also does it and vice versa, both variables are directly proportional to each other with a p value of statistical significance of 0.000 (very significant) and a 76.55% strong force of association. CONCLUSIONS: According to the results of the work we have done, patients with chronic renal failure have cognitive alterations, which were verified by the Moca Test. This means that the patient with chronic kidney disease has an association with other types of pathologies involving the central nervou s system, such as cognitive impairment, this being a slow progressive complication that could affect the patient's prognosis.